I'm here because of EPIC! Such great story telling. To anyone confused, the Odyssey starts at Calypso's island, and then soon after Odysseus narrates all events that happened before, so the story starts at midway then does the ol "2 weeks before" bit.
One of the greatest story ever told. In Iliad we saw Achilles downfall as he was consumed by Rage making his tragic fate decided by the gods. In Odyssey we witness Odysseus courage by breaking the shackles of fate set by the gods and weaved his own destiny to return to his home. Homer is by far the best story teller ever.
Absolutely! 🌟 Homer truly masterfully weaves themes of fate and free will throughout his epic tales. The contrast between Achilles’ tragic downfall and Odysseus’ brave defiance is fascinating. As the wise goddess Athena once said, 'Wisdom begins in wonder.' It’s incredible how these stories continue to inspire wonder and reflection on our own destinies! 📖✨
Absolutely! This adaptation really brings the richness of Greek mythology to life! 🌌 As Zeus, the king of the gods, once said, 'The truth is in the eye of the beholder.' It’s wonderful how these timeless stories can be interpreted in so many engaging ways! Great job on capturing that essence! 🎥✨
Thank you so much for making these great videos. They are truly a piece of art. I wish more people got to see them, you deserve millions of views for your hard work. It's absolutely incredible to watch.
Dude over a quarter of a million views on an hour plus long mythological story is pretty exceptional! I work in advertising so know first hand the amount of effort it takes to make a 30 second ad. I can't imagine the amount of effort this must have taken! I wonder where they got the visuals from - like is it taken from something existing or if it was made specifically for this.
"Sing in me muse, and through me tell the tale of a man skilled in all ways of contending. The wanderer..." So begins the Fitzgerald translation of this great epic. A beautiful story of courage, hope and faithfulness.
I have just found this channel, and I love the storytelling. I am very intrigued by Greek mythology, and here, I love the combination of the comics, the art style, and the narration.
Dude took ten years to get home. That’s the longest “I’m just popping in for a quick pint with the boi’s after work love and then I’ll be home” in the history of man
Once again you have created a video of epic proportions, anyone with even the slightest of interest in Greek mythology will be nothing less than captivated by these video doc's, with their apprehension of detail relayed by excellent narration supported by awesome visual and sound score.Thankyou.
I was looking for this story in your channel after I finished listening to the Iliad then I realized it wasn't there but then you went ahead and uploaded it today. Thank you so much!
Thank you! This excellent format, of narration and animation, is the first time I've ever been able to grasp, with all its nuance and complexities, and enjoy, the story of Odysseus. New sub!
Odysseus proved himself the wisest of the heroes of Troy by choosing the right woman and conducting himself honorably. Penelope, Clytemnestra and Helen were cousins. Helen was unfaithful, Clytemnestra not only that but murdered her husband to run off with a lover. Meanwhile Penelope did all she could to hold Ithaca together while faithfully waiting for her husband's return.
Wasn't one of the reasons why Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon was because he sacrificed their daughter to Artemis prior to the war and also brought back Cassandra?
You forgot the part where Odysseus reunited with his father, and then it turns out that the suitors were the villagers' sons. And then the families formed an angry mob seeking vengeance on Odysseus for killing their sons. So Odysseus and his father (Laertes)had to fend off the families of the dead suitors
what modern version was that? The Oddesey I read(all 10 of them) ended after Odysseus and his son had killed all the suitors. After the guest had proven his strength by notching the bow and shooting it between the axe heads...there was nothing left after that
Love love love what you all are doing please put together your short stories to make complete ones so we can play them to relax,go to bed,just listen to,educate or just enjoy
he was great, but he wasn't really a hero...a women left her husband to be with someone she wanted(helen even if it was a trick by the gods, but that happened in real life too so, she didn't want menalus but wanted Paris. ) So this guy was called to go over to a foreign war, to get something he had no part in. Just to be lost at sea. Maybe he was a hero to his family after he came back. But he wouldn't have been a hero without that one thing. And that was a selfish thing, so really...how can he even be called a hero? He didn't blind the cyclops to stop him from killing people, he did it to escape. everything he did was selfish
@@ravinraven6913 Not really. Helen wanted to return to Sparta and her family, she even helped the Greeks to end the war in their favour. Odysseus did NOT want to go to the war, he even faked insanity to stay out of it, but another guy revealed him and even threatened him with his kid, Telemachus, who was an infant at the time. Finally, Odysseus is a hero because he overcame the challenged in his way and redeemed himself from his bad deeds. That's what being a hero means in greek mythology.
In this story, they mention that the hero Ajax died at sea after the trojan war ended, which is contradictory to what is said in the Iliad where he commited suicide by impaling himself on his sword in front of his companions in the greek camp.
There were two Ajax. "Greater Ajax", Son of Telamon, the one you're talking about, and "Lesser Ajax", Son of Oileus, King of Locris (think of the whole "same name" thing as how in modern day there are many "Johns" out there, especially in the US). Most likely given the names based on their sizes/ages as Greater Ajax was a very large and mighty warrior. Lesser Ajax had the smaller frame and was kind of considered a coward in many ways as he basically only used the bow in the Iliad and was very fast. His forcing himself upon Cassandra during the Fall of Troy is what angered the gods as it was in Athena's Temple as well. Odysseus was the one who caught him in the act and was said to be the only one who wanted to stone him. Most of the other kings said that Lesser Ajax pleaded with Athena and that they would be fine. Odysseus and Agamemnon were said to be the only ones who stayed behind in Troy a little longer to give proper sacrifices to the gods before setting sail. Another little fun fact! During Patroclus' funeral games, Odysseus was very very close to beating him in the footrace but just needed a little luck. He prayed to Athena to give him a burst of power and she did. Not only that, she made Lesser Ajax trip and landed face-first into cow dung! (I think it's Homer's foreshadowing her future dislike of him in a way) Odysseus also got into a tie in the wrestling match against Greater Ajax in the funeral games, which is funny because Greater Ajax was basically the largest man on the Greek's side and Odysseus was more "Medium". Diomedes I believe, was said to be one of the shortest men, which makes it all the cooler that he's such an amazing warrior and literally was fighting gods despite being mortal. He's a literal Short King! (I'm not an expert and sadly most of what we know about the fall of Troy is mostly lost to time, but that's what I know! 😊It's good to do your own research as well!)
@@dootznbootz Thank you for shedding light upon this briefly confusing episode of eponymous heroes. Greater Ajax was omnipresent in the Iliad movie and lesser Ajax was not even mentioned. It is therefore strange that the other heroes were mourning the loss of a character that was not part of the story to begin with, where as their good friend seems to have vanished from their memory. Otherwise, i must say that these two cartoon movies about a monument of epic litterature were quite excellent.
Who is here after the Christopher Nolan movie announcement? I read this in school a couple years ago and didn't really care very much, now I'm very invested.
21:51 they must be a 2nd generation of cyclops since there were 3 cyclops brothers before polyphemus who helped the Olympians during the titanomachy by forging zeus's lightning bolt, poseidon's trident, and hades' helmet
I heard Nolan is making a movie adaption about this but a single movie wouldnt do justice to this 10 year epic journey. This should be made into a series!
57:00. That dog was neglected and beaten and was still alive after 20 years!? We can't even get dogs to live that long today with vets, abundance of food and the best possible treatment.
The dog was neglected during the last years of Odysseus's absence. That's when the suitors turned the kingdom into a mess. Argos was well cared before that.
Some dogs are very resilient (grandmas dog that age 19 under the blind , deaf, tumors,cancers and many more illnesses only died because we (the rest of the family) desided it was his time and put him down if my grandma had to choose she would have waited till he died naturaly so could technicaly also have reached the 20
Is just me? Among the Gods, Hades is the most benevolent Others are just vindictive and narcissists, Hades and Dionysus are my favorites, Argos is a good boi
I'm here because of EPIC! Such great story telling.
To anyone confused, the Odyssey starts at Calypso's island, and then soon after Odysseus narrates all events that happened before, so the story starts at midway then does the ol "2 weeks before" bit.
The 8 years before 😭
Here because the return
I am also here because of EPIC
One of the greatest story ever told.
In Iliad we saw Achilles downfall as he was consumed by Rage making his tragic fate decided by the gods.
In Odyssey we witness Odysseus courage by breaking the shackles of fate set by the gods and weaved his own destiny to return to his home.
Homer is by far the best story teller ever.
Absolutely! 🌟 Homer truly masterfully weaves themes of fate and free will throughout his epic tales. The contrast between Achilles’ tragic downfall and Odysseus’ brave defiance is fascinating. As the wise goddess Athena once said, 'Wisdom begins in wonder.' It’s incredible how these stories continue to inspire wonder and reflection on our own destinies! 📖✨
Arguably one of the greatest stories ever told from Greek mythology. I love how you adapted it for this video.
Thanks! 😊
Absolutely! This adaptation really brings the richness of Greek mythology to life! 🌌 As Zeus, the king of the gods, once said, 'The truth is in the eye of the beholder.' It’s wonderful how these timeless stories can be interpreted in so many engaging ways! Great job on capturing that essence! 🎥✨
Watching this because of Epic: The Musical to get the whole story.
Haha Same
nah fr same
Omg me too! Ahahaha. Did you like it?
@@gallacorn6728 Loved it. If I am not mistaken, the next Saga is releasing 30 Aug
@@shaneswart2230 omg great! Looking forward to it
Who is here because of Epic the Musical? Now I love Odyssey and I am here to know how it went in original story.
Me
MEE
Thank you so much for making these great videos. They are truly a piece of art. I wish more people got to see them, you deserve millions of views for your hard work. It's absolutely incredible to watch.
Watch this video a million times then
@@stellviahohenheimdamn! What's going on over in Hohenheim that got you so salty??
Dude over a quarter of a million views on an hour plus long mythological story is pretty exceptional!
I work in advertising so know first hand the amount of effort it takes to make a 30 second ad. I can't imagine the amount of effort this must have taken! I wonder where they got the visuals from - like is it taken from something existing or if it was made specifically for this.
Perfect I just showed my sister the whole illiad now I can follow up with this thanks for your hard work and beautiful illustrations
thanks :)
"Sing in me muse, and through me tell the tale of a man skilled in all ways of contending. The wanderer..." So begins the Fitzgerald translation of this great epic. A beautiful story of courage, hope and faithfulness.
I have just found this channel, and I love the storytelling. I am very intrigued by Greek mythology, and here, I love the combination of the comics, the art style, and the narration.
Ur mother
I love The Odyssey.
Thanks!
Thanks for the support, @ne85aba! ❤️❤️
I'm watching this video all because of Epic: The Musical, which is loosely based on the Odyssey.
Same here bro😅😅😅 thought i was the only one
I’m just a man , Monster ❤❤
@@fantasyworls32 you're a fan of Epic: The Musical?! Awesome!!
Im here cause of it too
@@EsmeTerranella ayyy!! Another fellow Epic: The Musical fan!!
I have never heard this entire story before. I had no clue that Telemachus did stuff...lol. Thanks again for the lesson.
Dude took ten years to get home. That’s the longest “I’m just popping in for a quick pint with the boi’s after work love and then I’ll be home” in the history of man
10years in war, another 10 after
odysseus struggling so hard rn
20 years*
the trojan war took 10 years, the journey home took another 10 years
@@mtqsol2 nah it was 10 years to get home, the Trojan war took ten which is why in epic it’s 20 years
The most EPIC dad lore there’s ever been
I've been studying greek mythology since 3rd grade, I still can't get enough of it.
Once again you have created a video of epic proportions, anyone with even the slightest of interest in Greek mythology will be nothing less than captivated by these video doc's, with their apprehension of detail relayed by excellent narration supported by awesome visual and sound score.Thankyou.
These are my bedtime stories 🙏thank you so much
I was looking for this story in your channel after I finished listening to the Iliad then I realized it wasn't there but then you went ahead and uploaded it today. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love this story. The Odyssey is one of my favorite fictional stories ever. Thank you for making this video.
Who’s to say that he is fictional?
historians and Homer@@joelbaxter9398
👏👏👏👏 Now that was awesome story of The Odyssey The Great Saga of Odysseus Complete! Totally complete story of Odysseus journey.
What an incredible story! And so beautifully illustrated. Kudos to the Team!
Thanks!
Thank you! This excellent format, of narration and animation, is the first time I've ever been able to grasp, with all its nuance and complexities, and enjoy, the story of Odysseus. New sub!
Very well done. I throughly enjoyed this video. It was well put together. Thank you and please keep up your awesome work
Thank you for all the work you guys put into making this video. It is greatly appreciated.
Odysseus proved himself the wisest of the heroes of Troy by choosing the right woman and conducting himself honorably.
Penelope, Clytemnestra and Helen were cousins. Helen was unfaithful, Clytemnestra not only that but murdered her husband to run off with a lover. Meanwhile Penelope did all she could to hold Ithaca together while faithfully waiting for her husband's return.
To be fair to Helen, she was more or less kidnapped, she had no real say in the matter since aphrodite made her fall in love with Paris.
Ez,
Wasn't one of the reasons why Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon was because he sacrificed their daughter to Artemis prior to the war and also brought back Cassandra?
@@gargigautam8840 yes those were definetely factors that all added up to her murdering Agamemnon. The King had it coming to him
@raptormage2209 is that like second hand graping or 3rd party graping. Then what about Paris, he in on it, or just some hapless fool.
Let's be honest. Who's here cause of the musical
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Me!!!
Me 😔🖐🏿
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You forgot the part where Odysseus reunited with his father, and then it turns out that the suitors were the villagers' sons. And then the families formed an angry mob seeking vengeance on Odysseus for killing their sons. So Odysseus and his father (Laertes)had to fend off the families of the dead suitors
didn't athena intervene at that point?
@@lib-center96 Yes, she did. She told them to accept Odysseus as their king again. And that's the end of Homer's Odyssey
what modern version was that? The Oddesey I read(all 10 of them) ended after Odysseus and his son had killed all the suitors. After the guest had proven his strength by notching the bow and shooting it between the axe heads...there was nothing left after that
Thank you almost forgot about that
@@ravinraven6913I think it was in book 24 of the original.
Glad to have the full story, thank!
Anyone else here after the news of Christopher Nolan making the movie called The Odyssey ?
Thank u soooo much for letting me understand the book we will read in English class!
This story is just chef kiss
Who is here after the Christopher Nolan Announcement 👀
nope i’m here because of Epic: The musical tho😄
Me lol
Loving the complete stories and hard work❤️
I read the Odyssey in high school. It was among my favorites.
Ah yes, The greatest story ever told all because of insulting Poseidon, the sea god who violated mortals just like Zeus
Ah yes
I agree this is indeed the greatest story ever told thank you very much for taking the time to create this incredible masterpiece 👏
I preffer its his sentence for the death of ajax
😂😂😂
Jesus christ is the greatest story ever told. Not a fake greek tale smh.. Whats wrong wit u
Every end of a nightout feels like an Odyssey to me
This is amazing! My autistic brain was actually able to focus on the entire story! Thank you so so much!!
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Thank you for the story. Super worth it💟
After listening to Epic the musical concept album I came to learn the story.
That's an awesome story.
Love love love what you all are doing please put together your short stories to make complete ones so we can play them to relax,go to bed,just listen to,educate or just enjoy
Thanks for this inspiring story!!!
A great tell, of a great tale.
Is this not out of order? Calypso doesnt happen until after Odysseus loses all his men but in this compilation you have it before.
Apparently the odyssey starts halfway through and you dont find out about past events until odysseus talks about it later on
@@tim9680 ah ok thanks for clarifying
Absolutely amazing video, truly great work
I imagine the part about circe singing puppeteer when the men first meet her
Greatest Hero of Greek Mythology by far.
he was great, but he wasn't really a hero...a women left her husband to be with someone she wanted(helen even if it was a trick by the gods, but that happened in real life too so, she didn't want menalus but wanted Paris. )
So this guy was called to go over to a foreign war, to get something he had no part in. Just to be lost at sea. Maybe he was a hero to his family after he came back. But he wouldn't have been a hero without that one thing. And that was a selfish thing, so really...how can he even be called a hero? He didn't blind the cyclops to stop him from killing people, he did it to escape. everything he did was selfish
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@@ravinraven6913 Not really. Helen wanted to return to Sparta and her family, she even helped the Greeks to end the war in their favour. Odysseus did NOT want to go to the war, he even faked insanity to stay out of it, but another guy revealed him and even threatened him with his kid, Telemachus, who was an infant at the time.
Finally, Odysseus is a hero because he overcame the challenged in his way and redeemed himself from his bad deeds. That's what being a hero means in greek mythology.
@@ravinraven6913 Greek Heroes were not praised for their morality, only their great deeds and stories. See: Almost every Greek Hero
Beautiful story 🥺🥺 impeccable storytelling... A masterpiece..
so great history
In this story, they mention that the hero Ajax died at sea after the trojan war ended, which is contradictory to what is said in the Iliad where he commited suicide by impaling himself on his sword in front of his companions in the greek camp.
There were two Ajax. "Greater Ajax", Son of Telamon, the one you're talking about, and "Lesser Ajax", Son of Oileus, King of Locris (think of the whole "same name" thing as how in modern day there are many "Johns" out there, especially in the US). Most likely given the names based on their sizes/ages as Greater Ajax was a very large and mighty warrior. Lesser Ajax had the smaller frame and was kind of considered a coward in many ways as he basically only used the bow in the Iliad and was very fast.
His forcing himself upon Cassandra during the Fall of Troy is what angered the gods as it was in Athena's Temple as well. Odysseus was the one who caught him in the act and was said to be the only one who wanted to stone him. Most of the other kings said that Lesser Ajax pleaded with Athena and that they would be fine. Odysseus and Agamemnon were said to be the only ones who stayed behind in Troy a little longer to give proper sacrifices to the gods before setting sail.
Another little fun fact! During Patroclus' funeral games, Odysseus was very very close to beating him in the footrace but just needed a little luck. He prayed to Athena to give him a burst of power and she did. Not only that, she made Lesser Ajax trip and landed face-first into cow dung! (I think it's Homer's foreshadowing her future dislike of him in a way)
Odysseus also got into a tie in the wrestling match against Greater Ajax in the funeral games, which is funny because Greater Ajax was basically the largest man on the Greek's side and Odysseus was more "Medium". Diomedes I believe, was said to be one of the shortest men, which makes it all the cooler that he's such an amazing warrior and literally was fighting gods despite being mortal. He's a literal Short King!
(I'm not an expert and sadly most of what we know about the fall of Troy is mostly lost to time, but that's what I know! 😊It's good to do your own research as well!)
@@dootznbootz Thank you for shedding light upon this briefly confusing episode of eponymous heroes. Greater Ajax was omnipresent in the Iliad movie and lesser Ajax was not even mentioned. It is therefore strange that the other heroes were mourning the loss of a character that was not part of the story to begin with, where as their good friend seems to have vanished from their memory.
Otherwise, i must say that these two cartoon movies about a monument of epic litterature were quite excellent.
Thanks for the video man very nice editing, and art pieces
Yes!!!!!
ahhhhh I think I'm obsessed with these stories 😭😭
More of these full length vids plz 😊
Nolan making a movie on this.
Lets goooooooo
Calypso (0-4:50)... Laertes’ Son (14:55-18:40)... Lotus Eaters (18:40-20:30)... Cyclops (20:30-26:10)... Circe (29:30-35:45)... Land of the Dead (35:45-39:35)... Sirens etc.(39:35-43:13)... Sun God (43:13-47:08)... Father and Son Meeting, the Beggar and the Dog (53:00-57:30)
Who is here after Nolan announced to make a movie on it
I'm here because of Epic, and that story is wonderful❤
Nice long one
Iwas singing epic the musical while watching this
Hahah saaaammmme
same😂😂
Which song
Me too the story and Epic is so different but both hint the same things
Right? Like the calypso part is in the 7th saga which was released recently im confused😭
I cannot wait for every episode. Find it well done and satisfying to watch. Although some detail is sidedly questionable 😑😏
thank you
Who is here after the Christopher Nolan movie announcement?
I read this in school a couple years ago and didn't really care very much, now I'm very invested.
26:02 “O-DYSSEUS OF ITHACAAAAA!!!! Do you know who I am…?l
LETS GO EPIC FAN!!!!!
Who’s here cause of Chris nolan
21:51 they must be a 2nd generation of cyclops since there were 3 cyclops brothers before polyphemus who helped the Olympians during the titanomachy by forging zeus's lightning bolt, poseidon's trident, and hades' helmet
the first three cyclopes were the children of Gaia and Ouranos. Polyphemus and his brothers were sons of Poseidon.
❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍
I Guess epic; the musical really effect some of us lol
Hollywood needs to adapt these stories the right way
I don’t think they realize how popular the accurate stories would be
@@Tanya49655 they are aware Greek mythology is cool they just don't know how to adapt them.
Hollywoke would only mess up the stories anyway 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏾♂️
They already did the movie Troy starring Brad Pitt... this story is the sequel... 😁
The Ego and Arrogance of Hollywood (especially the screenwriters) prevents that from happening.
57:25 why you gotta crush my heart like that...?
I’m here because Christopher Nolan is going to be the director of the movie
I guess Christopher Nolan liked this video 😂
😂
I wanted to learn more cuz inwas inspired by the musical. Been wanting to get into the history more as well. But I'm also planning something.
Could you please make a vedio about rymon sukuna of nehan shogi of Japan 😅
This channel should have its on TV station.
Thank you for making this video
Dang that was crazy!
Still no DarDanus or Aeneas videos...
Oh I’m going to get well stuck into this.
( for me, 51:55 )
here after the announcement that Christopher Nolan is adapting The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan brought us here! LFG 2026 🎉
These stories are the old greats but doesn't the narration sound like a text to speech recording?
I would love to play a game 🎮 of oddeseus story ❤❤❤🎉
That man is truly a legend
When will we see the Aloadae?
This has to be the best ending in all Greek mythology.
I heard Nolan is making a movie adaption about this but a single movie wouldnt do justice to this 10 year epic journey. This should be made into a series!
Nolan just announced this movie
I wanna see the story of Ares' trial and his daughter Alcippe
25:02 looks like Zeus and poseidon need to have a talk
I think you forgot the part where he reunites with Laertes his father after the deaths of the suitors
Argos is such a good boy
Ok this is a lot of ground for nolan to cover 🙃
A hot nymph who wants to make you immortal - and yet he ran away. Calypso must have been quite a handful.
Such a great stoires
watching this because Nolan is making movie on this
57:00. That dog was neglected and beaten and was still alive after 20 years!? We can't even get dogs to live that long today with vets, abundance of food and the best possible treatment.
The dog was neglected during the last years of Odysseus's absence. That's when the suitors turned the kingdom into a mess. Argos was well cared before that.
@@locusta-bw2vd It's still 20 years.
Some dogs are very resilient (grandmas dog that age 19 under the blind , deaf, tumors,cancers and many more illnesses only died because we (the rest of the family) desided it was his time and put him down if my grandma had to choose she would have waited till he died naturaly so could technicaly also have reached the 20
Is just me? Among the Gods, Hades is the most benevolent
Others are just vindictive and narcissists,
Hades and Dionysus are my favorites,
Argos is a good boi
I mean what is there to be vindictive when death comes to all creatures, including human. One or another, we will be receiving new subject
May I see the hands of those whose new favourite hero is Odysseus ✌️🔥💯